People: Courtney Love vows to change her wild ways

Troubled rocker Courtney Love is determined to make 2004 her year -- by cleaning up her act while turning her new album into a smash hit, reports IMDB.com.

The former Hole frontwoman wants "America's Sweetheart" to mark a turning point in her life when it is released Feb. 9, as she recovers from her alcohol and drug addictions.

Love is still battling for custody of Frances Bean -- her child with late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain -- following her arrest in November after an alleged incident at a house in Beverly Hills.

"This coming year will be an opportunity for me to get my life back together," says Love, 39. "I am a musician and that is how I want to be remembered. Carrying on with my music will mean that I have something to focus on and do well with. I know have been labeled as a bit of a waster in the past. All that I want to say is from now on all will be well."

Singer Bedingfield hurt in crash

Dance-pop singer Daniel Bedingfield had to be cut out of his car after suffering head and neck injuries in a crash Friday while on holiday in New Zealand, reports BBC Online.

He was treated in a hospital and later released.

The accident happened near Whangarei on New Zealand's North Island. The "Gotta Get Thru This" and "If You're Not the One" singer didn't break any bones but was kept in the hospital as a precaution, a spokesman for his label Polydor said.

"He did have to be cut out of the car so it was obviously in a bit of a mangled state," said the spokesman.

The accident happened in the daytime, he added, and no other cars were involved. The passenger in Bedingfield's car escaped unhurt.

Bedingfield shot to fame in 2001 when, after being rejected by several record companies, he recorded his debut album in his bedroom and had a No. 1 single in the U.K. with "Gotta Get Thru This."

50 Cent, Norah top 2003

Rapper 50 Cent's "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" was the top-selling album in 2003, followed by Norah Jones' Grammy-winning debut, "Come Away With Me."